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I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner
This cube manages to balance itself on a corner, and can simultaneously rotate around its axis in a controlled manner. It does so using clever controls and a set of three reaction wheels.
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MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia
Today marks two years since I first set up an e-ink display in my mom’s apartment to help her live on her own with amnesia.
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Air Con: $1697 for an on/off switch
Forcing customers to replace an entire system just because the cheapest component failed might be really profitable, I have no idea… But I do know that it annoyed me enough to make me want to fix it myself. While I understand that what I do next is beyond a large number of Advantage Air customers, in my investigation…
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What's that touchscreen in my room?
Discussion on HackerNews and Lobsters. Roughly a year ago I moved into my new apartment. One of the reasons I picked this apartment was age of the building....
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Apple mobile processors are now made in America by TSMC
[Exclusive] The iPhone maker is ready to be the first client of TSMC's new Arizona fab. Finally, the iPhone will boast a processor that's Made in America
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Apple introduces M4 chip
Apple today announced M4, the latest Apple-designed silicon chip delivering phenomenal performance to the all-new iPad Pro.
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I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock
Dieter Rams and his friends (Dietrich Lubs and Ludwig Littman) designed many great looking alarm clocks.
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Willow, Our Quantum Chip
Our new quantum chip demonstrates error correction and performance that paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer.
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Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses
Today we unveiled Orion, which we believe is the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever made.
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I built an ROV to solve missing person cases
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Jailbreaking RabbitOS
Critics unanimously agree that it sucks , and some have accused the company of deliberate deception . Rabbit Inc. reportedly accepts returns, but customers are so eager to get rid of their R1s that even new-in-box units are selling for well below RRP ($200) on secondary markets.
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Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero
Many large concerts feature wristbands that light up on command. They are used to produce varied visual effects across a stadium. One compan...
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AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them
A University of Washington team has developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five
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Why we use our own hardware
Why we use our own hardware and what the tradeoffs and costs look like
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The era of open voice assistants
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is the best way to get started with our open and privacy-focused voice assistant.
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The tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets
To use the Montreal subway (the Métro), you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. The ticket works through a system called ...
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M4 MacBook Pro
Apple today unveiled the new MacBook Pro, powered by the M4 family of chips: M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max.
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Vision Pro: What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right
by Hugo Barra (former Head of Oculus at Meta) Friends and colleagues have been asking me to share my perspective on the Apple Vision Pro as a product. Inspired by my dear friend Matt Mullenweg̵…
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Kino: Pro Video Camera
Today we're excited to launch Kino, a powerful filmmaking app for beginners and experts alike. As say they say in screenwriting, "Show, Don't tell," so let's walk through a few of the tent-pole features in our huge 1.0 release.
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MicroMac, a Macintosh for under £5
This all started from a conversation about the RP2040 MCU, and building a simple desktop/GUI for it. I’d made a comment along the lines of “or, just run some old OS”, and it got me thinking about the original Macintosh .
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Meta Horizon OS
Today we’re taking the next step toward our vision for a more open computing platform for the metaverse. We’re opening up the operating system powering our Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers, giving more choice to consumers and a larger ecosystem for developers to build for. We’re working with leading…
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EUCLEAK Side-Channel Attack on the YubiKey 5 Series
Download the Writeup Illustration Romain Flamand – Flamingo Studio – flamandromain@gmail.com Abstract Secure elements are small microcontrollers whose main purpose is to generate/store secrets and then execute cryptographic operations. They undergo the highest level of security evaluations that exists (Common…
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I got almost all of my wishes granted with RP2350
Dmitry.GR: Everything you ever dreamed the RP2040 would be is here - fall in love with the RP2350
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Can you get root with only a cigarette lighter?
Before you can write an exploit, you need a bug. When there are no bugs, we have to get creative—that's where Fault Injection comes in. Fault injection can take many forms, including software-controlled data corruption, power glitching, clock glitching, electromagnetic pulses, lasers, and more.
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I like the RP2040
The RP2040 is a microcontroller made by Raspberry Pi. Unlike their more widely known products, the RP2040 is meant to be embedded in consumer electronics. It's cheap and available in tens of thousands for immediate dispatch from your local Mouser.
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Radios, how do they work?
A brief introduction to antennas, superheterodyne receivers, and signal modulation schemes.